Amazon union defeat, Alibaba’s antitrust fine, and Walter Isaacson on CRISPR

Pivot

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News Commentary, Tech News, News, Technology

4.2 • 9.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2021

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Kara and Scott talk about the failure to form a union at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama; this was the biggest unionization effort in the company's history. They also discuss China's antitrust fine against the e-commerce giant Alibaba, and how the company is actually benefitting. In Friend of Pivot, we are joined by best-selling author Walter Isaacson to talk about his new book The Code Breaker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:04.0	Hi everyone, this is Pivot from New York Magazine in the Box Media Podcast Network.
1:07.7	I'm Cara Swisher.
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